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County approves Freeport McMoRan rezoning for sulfuric‑acid transload site; company forecasts about 30 truck trips shifted

Graham County Board of Supervisors · January 27, 2026
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Summary

The board approved REZ946‑25 to rezone parcels along the railroad in Ashurst to manufacturing for a Freeport McMoRan sulfuric‑acid transload operation. Freeport's representative described a modest, daytime facility and estimated the project could remove about 30 truck trips per day from some town streets.

Planning and Zoning staff opened a public hearing on REZ946‑25, a request from Freeport McMoRan to rezone a strip of three parcels along the Arizona Eastern Railroad in Ashurst from general land use to manufacturing for truck offloading. A Freeport representative described a modest transload facility comprised of mobile…

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